Archer and his pull toy

We were looking for a pull toy for Archer since he is walking now. However all the pull toys I could find were for 18 and 19 month olds. I didn't want to get those pull toys for older kids because they had obvious choking hazard/small parts on them. Finally found one at Target for 6 month olds. However, the string part was super short. I guess 6 month olds crawl and pull this toy. So we extended it with some ribbon I had lying around. We are also looking for some appropriate soft shoes for him, however, Archer's feet are too big! First time walkers are supposed to wear soft soled shoes. They don't make many soft soled shoes in size 5-6! I guess by the time you are in size 5's or 6's, you are about 2 years old and already an expert walker. So it's just socks or bare feet for Archer for now!